by Karen Puchalsky | Aug 27, 2025 | Innovate EC
What if we had a crystal ball? This time of year, many companies are working on their forecast for 2026 and beyond. If we only had a crystal ball to know what is coming in the form of supply chain disruptions, natural disasters, economic changes, regulatory changes,...
by Karen Puchalsky | Jul 30, 2025 | Innovate EC
Blind Spots Hide in Many Places Disruptions in the supply chain have always happened, they are messier now with greater impacts. While disruptions are unavoidable, being blind-sided by them is not. According to a recent article in Food Logistics, 83% of supply chain...
by Karen Puchalsky | Jun 3, 2025 | Innovate EC
Negating risks with “What if” scenarios Supply Chain disruptions in 2024 ranged from natural disasters to a cargo ship destroying a major bridge, blocking one of the largest eastern US ports. Spring of 2025 has already brought its share with tornadoes, flooding and...
by Karen Puchalsky | Apr 23, 2025 | Innovate EC
Don’t Wait – Act now! As the world watches and countries begin talking to the US about tariffs, now is the time to act. Many companies are developing strategies to prepare for whatever the future holds. These strategies include: Stockpiling Inventory Diversifying...
by Karen Puchalsky | Apr 8, 2025 | Innovate EC
Is Just In Time (JIT) and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) Dead? With all the disruptions in the supply chain, have they destroyed the efficiencies that JIT and VMI processes provided to manage inventory levels? The concept of Just In Time (JIT) was aimed to improve...
by Karen Puchalsky | Mar 17, 2025 | Innovate EC
Are You Losing Money? AI is a big topic right now, and many businesses are trying to figure out if, when, and how they should use it. One common way AI is being used today is for predictive analytics. However, implementing AI isn’t cheap and it requires expensive data...
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